Totally powerful! Thank you so much for sharing with us!!

~Kyron

PARENTS & CAREGIVERS BILL OF RIGHTS

I have the right:
 To take care of myself. This is not an act of selfishness. It will give me the capability of taking better care of my child.
 To seek help from others. I recognize the limits of my own endurance and strength.
 To maintain facets of my own life that do not include my child, just as I would do if he/she were healthy. I know I do everything that I reasonably can for my child, and I have the right to do some things for myself.
 To get angry, be depressed and express other difficult feelings occasionally.
 To reject any attempt by my child (either conscious or unconscious) to manipulate me through anger, guilt or depression.
 To receive consideration, affection, forgiveness and acceptance for what I do for my loved one, as long as I offer these qualities in return.
 To take pride in what I am accomplishing and to applaud the courage it has sometimes taken to meet the needs of my child.
 To protect my individuality and my right to make a life for myself that will sustain me in the time when my child no longer needs my full time help.
 To expect and demand that as new strides are made finding resources to aid physically and mentally impaired children in our country, that similar strides will be made toward aiding and supporting caregivers.

 Thanks to Mandy Meacham of Wisconsin for sending this to MUMS (Mothers United in Moral Support)